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Be 1t known that i, THEODORE Re VIN- znN'r a citizen of the United States resid-.Y

One form which my invention may assume is exemplified in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,` in which-- igs. 1 and 2show side elevations oa nail embodying my invention. i

Fi l3 shows a plan view of a section of a Wa l'itted with wire lath, the latter lbeing spaced and held in position by nails such as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. a sho-ws an edge' view of the parts illustrated in Fig. 3.

F or the purpose of illustrating themanner of using my invention, i show a wall l() ,over which is arranged wire lath l1. The lath is spaced from the wall and lheld in place by nails l2 placed at suitable intervals.

rThis nail which constitutesthe present ipvention is of a novel form and consists of a twisted shank portion 11,3 and a looped end 14 forming the head of the nail. The loop terminates in a downwardly inclined extension 15, which is spaced laterally from the shank.

lnnse, the nail is arranged alongside one of the strands of thewire lath with the projecting portion 15 overhanging the strand. rihe nail is then driven into the wall, and', owing to the helical convolutionsv in the shank resulting from the twisting of the shank, the nail will turn screw-fashion While beingjldriven. There-byV the projecting end portion 15 will move beneath'the strand and guide the latter into position within the loop. lWhen thevnail is finally driven home a'kinlr, as shown at 16, will be formed Vin the strand, thereby tightening the wire lath and causing it to be evenly spaced from the wall at all points. The projecting end of the loop isl so -shaped as not to enter the wall, but merely rides upon ther surface thereof, as clearly indicated in Fig. e. The nail is preferably formed of wire and its manufacture ycan be accomplished Y at small cost, the various Steps consisting of cutting the wireinto proper lengths, twisting the shank portion and forminga loop in the head thereof. The application of the nail to the wire lath can be done by the ordinary workman,j and requires no more time than the driving of an ordinarynail. The Iinalresult is a correct and even spacing of the wire lath and the tightening thereof lso that all parts of the lath will be spaced from the wall.

Various changes in the construction', con-1- bination and arrangement of the several parts herein shown and described may be employed without departing from the spirit of my invention as disclosed in4 the appended claims.

.It is obviousthe twisting or threading of the shank'lmay be omitted, if desired, and the -nail rotated by manually turning the same with the. claws of a hammer.l

y Having thus described my invention, what claim and desire to secureby- Letters Patent is:

1. A fastener for wire lath comprising a nail having its shank formed with a helicalv convolution 'to cause the nail to turn when being driven into Va wall, and a ,loop forming the head of the nailsaid loop terminating with a. proj ecting portion inclined downwardly and spaced laterally from the shank and adapted to be moved beneath a strand of wire to. guide the same within the loopl whiie the nail isk bei-ng driven'.v-

2.. A fastener -or wire lath comprising a nailhaving its shank'twisted to form a helical convolution wherebyto cause the nail to' turn when it isbeing driven, a loop forming ico Q mense@ spaced laterally from the shanlnand adapted prising a nail having its head formed with a. to move beneath a strand of Wire as the nail loop, the end of theloop continuingdownis being;- driven wliereb)v to guide'. the strand wardly and to one side of the shank to en- 10 into the loop. said projecting end being -gage beneath the strand of a Wire for the adapted to Seat. upon the surface of the Wall purpose of guiding the strand into the loop when the nail is driven home. when the nail is turned.

3. A fastener for use with metal 121th com- THEODORE R. VINZENT. 

